Colour

#4A0600

#4A0600
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4A0600 is a red with RGB values 74, 6, 0 and HSL 5°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#4A0600

RGBrgb(74, 6, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0235, 0

RGB percentages29%, 2.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(4.9, 100%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 100%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 91.9%, 100%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,851,200

CSS custom property--colour: #4A0600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.94:1

Contrast with white15.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#B5F9FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D1800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#530005no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 27.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.1 Brown · ΔE 32.7 Dark red · ΔE 32.9 Sienna · ΔE 34.2 Black · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 27.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00444A

Analogous#4A001F, #4A2B00

Triadic#004A06, #06004A

Split complementary#004A2B, #001F4A

Tetradic#1F4A00, #00444A, #2B004A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF2A17

Lighter +30%#E31200

Lighter +20%#B00E00

Lighter +10%#7D0A00

Darker −10%#170200

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0600

Less saturated −25%#410E09

Channel breakdown

R74

Red74 (29%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue4.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 06 · B 00

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